World Hippo Day serves as a reminder of their importance in the ecosystem and the need for their protection. For centuries, ...

Wildlife groups argue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to put common hippos on the endangered list to protect against U.S. trade in body parts.

The Government said closing domestic ivory markets was a critical part of the UK’s efforts to conserve species worldwide, with all listed under the global Convention on International Trade in ...

A federal court approved an agreement today that requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine by July 27, 2028, ...

The Ivory Act, introduced to protect elephants, has been extended to ban the importing, exporting and dealing in items containing ivory from the four species ...

Trading ivory from a hippopotamus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale has been banned as part of conservation efforts, the UK government has said. People breaking the rules could face an ...

But in the wild, the pygmy hippopotamus is on the brink of extinction. Of the 2,500 remaining specimens, the majority live in Taï National Park in Ivory Coast, the largest – and one of the last ...

Born Free celebrates as the UK Ivory Act extension enforces a near total ban on the import, export and selling of hippo, narwhal, sperm whale and orca ivory. You’ve been with us every step of our ...

The Government said closing domestic ivory markets was a critical part of the UK's efforts to conserve species worldwide, with all listed under the global Convention on International Trade in ...

He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy hippopotamus is ...